Daily Republican., 1887-03-19
THIRD EDITION.


CRIsFiELD, Md, March I8-The
Wilmington NJ. e. Conference contin-
ued its session in Ciisfeld to-day.
After spending half an hour In devo
tiorial exercises the report OF the treas
urer of the board of stewards was read
and adopted. Bisbop Warren then reao
. communication from the Virginia
Conference asking this conference to
restore Rev. j. nj. Brewington. Mr.
T5mpkinson said that charge had
been preferred against Mr.. Brewington,
upon which no had not been tried and
acquitted, and he could not vote for his
restoration under these circumetan ces
The question was referred to o commit
tee OF investigation. A resolution was
offered to give to the General Con fer
ence the opinion Of reducing the lay
representation TO the General Confer
ence Lost Resolutions rendering
sympathy to the people Of Crisfeld for
the loss sustained In the Ere of last
night were adopted.
AT this point DIR. A. J. Kynett, cor
responding Secretary of the church ex-
tension, who was interrupted by she a Ire
last night In his speech on church ex-
tension, was introduced and continued
his address. He congratulated the w II.
mington Conference On the record it has
mace in its contribution to benevolent
purposes, and awarded great part O!
the credit to he presiding elder OF Sails
bury district Captain Alexander Kelly
member of the Harlan Hollingsworth
Company of Wilmington, Del. and
treasurer OF the board of stewards OF the
Wilmington Confererce , and Mr.. Phil.
lips, Of the New York Book Concern,
were here introduced.
The call OF tho board o! stewards was
made the order OF the day, and the con.
ference collections of the year were pre-
secuted to tbs treasurer of the board OF
stewards. DIR. Buckley, &c itor of the
Christian Advocate, was introduced,
and made pleasiug speech. He said,
in speaking OF the prohibition canEe,
that while Re advocated temperance,
the Christian Advocate should never be
plrtiean paper for the Democratic,
Republican o7 any other party. DIR.
Buckley Was frequently applauded.
Rev Il, w. TODD offered resolution
which 9as heartily adopted, rendering
Chrietian sympathy to Mr. Hance Law
son, ex-cclieGtor of the port of Crisfisld,
in his serious illness, Mr lawson al
ways took great interes. in the Metho
6isS Church.
Presiding Elder France, of Dover dis.
trict, read report OF the work In his
district during tho year. There were
1850 conversions during the year The
missionary collections amounted TO "a, ,
$50. AL advance OF S720 oytr the prev.
ious pear, aid all Tue other collections
chow d similar advance
In the afternoon RaV. Charles Hill
preached an able missionary sermon &c
large ana aQatoct2iive audience
After the s-ra0n memorial services
were held ana euiCsist.e addresses were
delivered " Rtvs. O'Neill, johnson,
Milby and Wsy. who died curing the
year. AZ night tie educational ami,
vers&ry TRs celebrated at Immauuel
and ASauTy Churches. TIE conference
Ia btipe largely attended by people
fro . Psrt5 Of j1s county, and much
lnlsTts, is manifested IL tie proceed
inrs
Another correspondent from CgiaGell
writes under sa;1o da.e: ~ 80 last
evening tho Conference Temperance
Anniversary Was held iB I0maru&
NJ Il Church, Rev j, Z Q1igg pre-
siding. RsF. Z. E Barrett and Mas
J. K. Barney, tEs l&ttsr Representing
the ". Q. T. T., were the speakers
and the almost unanimous verdict il
thai they made tho finest addresses eve
delivered before the Conference.
The B.Fhop made ane impression q
presiding officer.
The Bishop and his council wers il
session this afternoon arrap ying tn
work aud appo tmen5E of the preach
ers. The formation OF new uistrio
has not yet been fully decided upon.